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Fetal Lead Exposure at Each Stage of Pregnancy as a Predictor of Infant Mental Development
(National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 2006)
Background: The impact of prenatal lead exposure on neurodevelopment remains unclear in terms of consistency, the trimester of greatest vulnerability, and the best method for estimating fetal lead exposure. Objective: We ...
Low-Level Lead Exposure, Metabolic Syndrome, and Heart Rate Variability: The VA Normative Aging Study
(National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 2006)
Background: Altered heart rate variability (HRV), a marker of poor cardiac autonomic function, has been associated with sudden cardiac death and heart failure. Objective: We examined the association of low-level lead ...